Four years ago, an Indian pediatrician working in one of the country's poorest areas, was arrested for aiding local insurgents.
In December 2009, the Indian state of Chhatisgarh sentenced Dr. Binayak Sen to life in prison on flimsy evidence, ignoring the pleas of forty nobel laureates, the EU, India's most respected lawyers and scores of human rights activists.
Today, justice prevailed.
India's Supreme Court released Dr. Sen, saying that the mere possession of Naxalite literature did not make him a criminal.
DUH?!
I just spoke to one his life-long friends - a man who's dedicated his own life to preventing gendercide in India. Needless to say, he and all the other brave friends and activists who campaigned for Dr. Sen's release will enjoy a good night's sleep tonight!
Meanwhile, here's a sobering thought. According to a BBC News report, official figures show that more than 30 million cases are pending in Indian courts - some since 1950. At the current rate, it will take 466 years to clear them.
So one down... 29,999,999 to go...
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